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fossick [ˊfɒsɪk] vавстрал. разг.1) ша́рить, иска́ть2) иска́ть зо́лото в забро́шенных вы́работках -
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ˈfɔsɪk гл.;
разг. искать, разыскивать, шарить Syn: rummage( австралийское) (горное) искать золото в заброшенных выработках (чаще чужих) (австралийское) (разговорное) искать, шарить;
копаться в поисках (чего-л.) fossick разг. шарить, искать -
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[ˈfɔsɪk]fossick разг. шарить, искать -
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[ʹfɒsık] v австрал.1. горн. искать золото в заброшенных выработках ( чаще чужих)2. разг. искать, шарить; копаться в поисках (чего-л.) -
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['fɒsɪk]1) Общая лексика: копаться в поисках (чего-л.)3) Австралийский сленг: search, rummage ("fossicking through the kitchen drawers"), to prospect (e.g. for gold)4) Горное дело: искать золото в заброшенных выработках (чаще чужих) -
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[`fɔsɪk]искать, копаться, шарить, рыскатьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > fossick
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verb collocationшарить, искать* * *(v) искать; искать золото в заброшенных выработках; копаться в поисках; шарить* * *искать, разыскивать, шарить* * *v. искать золото в заброшенных выработках, искать, шарить* * *разг. искать -
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шарить, искатьhe was fossicking through the kitchen drawers – он шарил по кухонным ящикам
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['fɔsɪk]гл.; разг.искать, копаться, шарить, рыскать (возможно, без точно определённой цели)Are you looking for anything in particular? - No, I'm just fossicking. — Вы ищете что-то конкретное? - Нет, просто копаюсь.
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шарить, искатьhe was fossicking through the kitchen drawers – он шарил по кухонным ящикам
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1. v австрал. горн. искать золото в заброшенных выработках2. v австрал. разг. искать, шарить; копаться в поисках -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > rummage in
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хорек имя существительное:плотная шелковая тесьма (ferret, ferreting)плотная бумажная тесьма (ferret, ferreting)плотная шерстяная тесьма (ferret, ferreting)глагол:охотиться с хорьком (ferret, go ferreting) -
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Fossick — Fos sick, v. i. [Dial. E. fossick, fossuck, a troublesome person, fussick to potter over one s work, fussock to bustle about; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fuss}.] 1. (Mining) To search for gold by picking at stone or earth or among roots in isolated … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fossick — [fäs′ik] vi. [Eng dial., prob. ult. < FUSS] Austral. 1. to prospect or search, as for gold 2. to search about; rummage vt. to search for; seek out … English World dictionary
fossick — /ˈfɒsɪk / (say fosik) verb (i) 1. a. to search unsystematically or in a small way for mineral deposits, usually over ground previously worked by others. b. to search similarly for small items: to fossick through a drawer for scissors. 2. to… …
fossick — fossicker, n. /fos ik/, Chiefly Australian. v.i. 1. Mining. to undermine another s digging; search for waste gold in relinquished workings, washing places, etc. 2. to search for any object by which to make gain: to fossick for clients. v.t. 3. to … Universalium
fossick — verb a) To ferret out; to elicit information. In New South Wales the bureau has been able to dispose of a large contingent of the workless by sending them to fossick for gold on old or deserted goldfields. b) To search for gold, gems, etc., on… … Wiktionary
fossick — To search for gold. In the Cornish dialect, fossick means to obtain by asking, to ferret out . Cornish miners probably brought the term to Australia in the 1850s and used it to describe their search for gold. Australia inherited a number of… … Australian idioms
fossick — UK [ˈfɒsɪk] / US [ˈfɑsɪk] verb [intransitive] Word forms fossick : present tense I/you/we/they fossick he/she/it fossicks present participle fossicking past tense fossicked past participle fossicked Australian to look for something among a lot of … English dictionary
fossick — verb Etymology: English dialect fossick to ferret out Date: 1852 intransitive verb 1. Australian & New Zealand to search for gold or gemstones typically by picking over abandoned workings 2. chiefly Australian & New Zealand to search about ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fossick — Recorded in many forms ashown below, this is an English surname of ancient and very confused origins. It almost certainly however spelt locational from any of at least three quite separate places. It is not thought to have been occupational from… … Surnames reference
fossick — fos•sick [[t]ˈfɒs ɪk[/t]] chiefly aus. 1) min brit. to search for waste gold in relinquished workings 2) brit. to rummage 3) brit. to ferret out • Etymology: 1850–55; cf. dial. fossick troublesome person fos′sick•er, n … From formal English to slang
fossick — v.intr. Austral. & NZ colloq. 1 (foll. by about, around) rummage, search. 2 search for gold etc. in abandoned workings. Derivatives: fossicker n. Etymology: 19th c.: cf. dial. fossick bustle about … Useful english dictionary